Wastebasket with adjoining storage compartment

Abstract

A wastebasket assembly has two compartments including a first receptacle adapted to contain refuse and a second receptacle that forms a storage compartment. The second receptacle is connected to the first and is adapted to contain one or more toilet accessories, such as a toilet brush.

We claim:  
     
         1 . A wastebasket apparatus comprising: 
 a waste receptacle, including a bottom, an upstanding contiguous side wall adjoining the bottom, and an open top, the waste receptacle adapted to contain refuse; and    a secondary receptacle including a storage compartment, the secondary receptacle adjoining the waste receptacle.    
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the secondary receptacle is disposed beneath and supports the waste receptacle.  
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the waste receptacle and the secondary receptacle are detachably connected.  
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the waste receptacle and the secondary receptacle are permanently connected.  
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the storage compartment is adapted to store a toilet brush.  
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the secondary receptacle further comprises a receiver at least partially inside the storage compartment for receiving at least a part of a toilet brush.  
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , the receiver comprising a sidewall, a rear wall, and an access opening into the receiver.  
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the receiver is dimensioned to hold a toilet brush head of the toilet brush.  
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the receiver is adapted to maintain the toilet brush in an upright disposition.  
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the sidewall is cylindrical.  
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein a portion of the sidewall extends out from the storage compartment.  
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the receiver has a concave shape, and wherein the access opening for the toilet brush is accessible from the top.  
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the contiguous side wall of the receptacle comprises a cylinder.  
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the contiguous side wall of the waste receptacle comprises a plurality of planar wall sections.  
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the contiguous side wall and bottom portion comprise a generally spheroidal section.  
     
     
         16 . A combination wastebasket comprising: 
 a waste receptacle with a bottom, an upstanding contiguous side wall, an open top, and being adapted to contain refuse;    a secondary receptacle including a toilet brush storage compartment, the secondary receptacle adjoined to the waste receptacle; and    a toilet brush including a brush head and a handle extending from the brush head, the brush head adapted to be removably received in the storage compartment, such that when the brush head is placed in the storage compartment, the toilet brush is supported and the handle is in an upright position.    
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the contiguous side wall of the receptacle comprises a cylinder.  
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the contiguous side wall of the receptacle comprises a plurality of planar wall sections.  
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the contiguous side wall and bottom portion comprise a generally spheroidal section.  
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , the secondary receptacle further comprising a receiver at least partially inside the storage compartment for receiving at least a part of a toilet brush  
     
     
         21  The apparatus of  claim 20  the receiver comprising a side wall, a rear wall, and an acess opening into the storage compartment.  
     
     
         22 . An apparatus, comprising: 
 a first container including a base, an upstanding side wall, and an open top, the first container being liquid-tight; and    a storage compartment, including an outer shell and an inner cavity, the compartment being attached beneath the container, and including an access opening into the inner cavity.